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Living with Scoliosis. Share the highs and lows of your life and how you cope with Scoliosis. This blog is dedicated to Scoliosis patients worldwide, we have a few authors who will also bring you information from the world of Scoliosis. We will discuss pain relief, surgery, bracing, adolescent and adult scoliosis. I am a patient with a Harrington Rod, I am post surgery 20 years (2009), I like to share my Scoliosis ups and downs with you.

A friend of mine on Facebook has just started a new petition and as we like to get involved in anything to do with Scoliosis here we decided to give them some help online so we can spread the word and get as many signatures as we can.

So, we now need YOU - the twisted community to get on board and sign the petition for "Scoliosis checks in UK secondary schools" - we also like to see this petition is using the same slogan that we also promote on the wristbands "Speak up for Scoliosis" - so do your bit today and sign that petition! Thanks my lovelies!

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I will let you into the secrets of my good night's sleep and what I think about memory foam and why it has helped me so much, for starters I no longer sleep with Valium, I simply don't need it.

The memory foam that I sleep on was invented by a guy in the UK, who, unfortunately does not have the dollars behind him that his competitors like Tempur do, therefore he has not been as recognised as a brand name like he should have been - it's all down to money, and what a shame that is.

I have heard great reports about Tempur mattresses and I have tried one, however, I have to say that their product is not as wonderful as the OroMed Sleep System that I use - you understand that this is MY personal opinion and I am entitled to have one ;)

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